The Josef Muench Photograph Collection contains numerous photographic prints, negatives, slides, and related materials taken by renowned photographer, Josef Muench, of Arizona Highways magazine fame. This particular collection is material Muench had in his possession when he passed away at his home in Santa Barbara, California, in 1998 at age 94.

The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection contain recordings of oral histories, radio programs, meetings, lectures, telephone conversations, ceremonies, and music perfomances of local old timers and influential people. These 184 electronic files, extracted from 98 one quarter-inch reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, represent the earliest audio recordings made by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.